social media tools posts, articles, and infographics

TMI- Facebook Blocks Social Media Today! Do you have a tale to share?

March 31, 2010 by Daniel Schiller with 211 views

Here at MyVenturePad we devote our space to bringing you the resources to best manage your growing enterprise in the social sphere. We even custom produce topnotch resources on how to use Facebook to market your business. But the purpose of this post isn't to promote our assets. Rather, it's to convey that we do practice what we... [read more]

Social Media Success – 4 & 5

February 27, 2010 by Dan Kraus with 164 views

I have a couple of social media stories to share in this post – both related to Facebook. (this is a continuation of a series that has been posted on a sporadic basis. read through the archives to see more) The first was a story that a colleague relayed to us. He told us about a friend that bought an ad on Facebook. His friend... [read more]

Best of 2009 (So Far): Social Media Marketing, Part 4

December 31, 2009 by Tom Pick with 261 views

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? How can you monitor everything that's being said about your company, competitors and key industry topics across the social media landscape... [read more]

What are the most useful social media tools for small business?

October 28, 2009 by Ross Dawson with 197 views

Most business owners recognize that there are many social media tools that can help them run their businesses more effectively. The problem is sorting through the plethora of tools that are available today to work out what to use, and how to use it. Mashable has come out with a useful list of 10 of the Best Social Media Tools for... [read more]

Your Social Media Basic Training. Where to Start.

September 29, 2009 by Tac Anderson with 194 views

BootCamp Someone asked me yesterday to share with them where I get my news from: what feeds did I subscribe to and who did I follow on Twitter. Well I subscribe to 401 blog feeds and follow 3500+ people on Twitter and each source was manually added by me over the last 3+ years. I’ve worked my way up to where I am and I don’t recommend... [read more]

Be a Social Media Black Belt with Posterous

July 31, 2009 by Tac Anderson with 282 views

Image via Wikipedia When asked what the next “hot” thing is in social media, I say work flow. I know it sounds boring, but tools that streamline the process of social media management and allow us to scale all this playing around on the Web we call social media *work* is so hot right now. That’s the main reason I geek out on Posterous... [read more]

Twitter is the Internet's Water Cooler

July 3, 2009 by Tac Anderson with 284 views

You can’t monitor the whole Internet. Nobody can, not even Google. So what do you do? It’s obvious that you can’t ignore it? You need to be monitoring something. “But I don’t have budget for fancy monitoring tools.” You don’t need any budget. There are dozens of free or nearly free tools to use but you could probably just... [read more]

Social Media is Not Sexy

June 28, 2009 by Gavin Heaton with 103 views

While Web 2.0 and social media tools provide great opportunities for businesses from a branding and marketing point of view, there are also a raft of other opportunities which are easily overlooked. The very same benefits that can be achieved through your social media efforts can also be applied across your enterprise – from employees... [read more]

Best of 2008: Cool Web Tools, Part 1

June 17, 2009 by Tom Pick with 212 views

Looking for some helpful tools to enhance your online reputation management? How about slick tools to creating a social media email signature or conducting a video chat session? Or perhaps something more serious, like spying on your competitors or conducting global economic research?Find cool web-based tools for all of these purposes... [read more]

Facts vs Fiction - Social Media Tools in B2B Selling

April 6, 2009 by Niall Devitt with 2,115 views

Well, I think sales people don’t have a bad reputation. They are simply no more RELEVANT. Why? Read “death of a salesman”. No no no - I mean read it NOW - read it again - NOW. It will tell you WHY. If you don’t believe me - you don’t believe me like the main character in the plot didn’t listen to the youngsters who took over. Dave (... [read more]

Twitter transparency & tweet formulas

April 2, 2009 by Drew McLellan with 220 views

I fear that the word transparency may go the way of empowered, engaged and conversation -- words that once meant something but have now been turned into business jargon. I think one of the downsides of social media is that we are wearing out words at a rapid rate.But... having said all that -- one of the most important factors to... [read more]

The One Question Employee Engagement Survey: Free, Innovative, Fast, and Engaging

May 20, 2008 by David Zinger with 64 views

Lets put measurement in the hands of the “carpenters” not the consultants! by David Zinger Abandon tired old surveys. Many employees are tired of employee engagement surveys. It feels like a workplace intrusion similar to the intrusion of the telephone survey requests you get just as you are sitting down to eat with your family.... [read more]